Accountability Practice in Adult Education. A Survey Among Its Membership Sponsored by the Northwest Adult Education Association.

In 1973, the Northwest Adult Education Association distributed a questionnaire to the membership requesting information about accountability practices in the institutions represented. The survey format was open-ended, which facilitated diversity in the responses. Returns were categorized by types of institutions: Adult Education Training Centers, Non-Academic Associations, Community Colleges, Cooperative Extension Services, Libraries, Proprietary Enterprises, School Districts, University Extensions, and the U. S. Air Force. The findings of the survey are summarized and responses condensed with relation to various aspects of accountability. Many of the agencies included with their responses sample materials illustrating various procedures used, some of which are included in the appendixes, together with the questionnaire used. (KP)